Mike says his online application “is a little different than your run-of-the-mill FCC database search.” It can search by call sign, ZIP code, within a specified radius of a ZIP code or by county parish and territory.

Call sign searching permits you to reveal simple details (name, address and such, like the other databases), or everything that the FCC knows about the licensee (which can be a lot).

ZIP code searching can format its output to appear in envelope addressing format or a CSV format (suitable for pasting into an Excel spreadsheet). You can also map the results of all searches in your browser using Google Maps.

I gave Mike’s application a workout. It works as advertised and does so quickly. While exercising the tool, I made a cool discovery: The son of one of my best childhood friends is now a ham!